Saliva as a Future Field in Psoriasis Research

Table 2

Changes of salivary function and components in patients with psoriasis.

Disease	Salivary change	Effect
Psoriasis		↓[25]
	CRP	↑[25]
	Haptoglobin	↑[25]
	K+	↑[26]
	sAA	↑[26]
	TNF-α	↑[27]
	TGF-β1	↑[27]
	MCP-1	↑[27]
	IL-1β	↑[27, 28]

> 10; sAA: alpha amylase; K+: potassium; CRP: C-reactive protein; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; TGF: transforming growth factor; MCP: monocyte chemoattractant protein; IL: interleukin.